Do you plan on shopping on Black Friday?

[yoda313]

THIS IS A POLL IDEA FROM FREEBIRD73717. THANKS FREEBIRD!

Do you plan on shopping on Black Friday?

Yes. I'm going to camp out in front of my favorite store in to get in first!
Yes. I love shopping and think of Black Friday as the Ultimate Sport!
No. I hate shopping and already. No way I'll fight those lines.
No. I do all my shopping online. No crazy people to deal with!
Huh? Whats Black Friday?

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I am undecided. I don't really need any hardware this year (correction - there isn't anything I'm DYING to buy this year ). I'd rather pay a little higher prices for gifts and go when the crowds aren't insane.

How about you?

[freebird73717]

Well I just had to vote on this poll...
Thanks yoda!

No. I hate shopping already. No way I'll fight those crazy lines.

I did hit wal-mart a few years ago on black friday. Crowds were insane, people were fighting over products (one guy threw coffee on another while arguing over who got the last bargin laptop). I decided then no more for me. I'll either buy before or after black friday but not during. If there is something that I just absolutely can't live without I'll just send some cash with a friend or relative. There is always someone in my circle of people that will go shopping on Black Friday. I'll let them buy my stuff for me!!!

[Jim44]

No. I do all my shopping online. No crazy people to deal with!

What little shopping I do, it's so much easier to do online. Not only the crazy people, but I'm easily bored and can't stand in line for more than a couple of minutes.

[yoda313]

but I'm easily bored and can't stand in line for more than a couple of minutes.

Don't you have games on your cellphone? That's what I do when I'm in a long line. Or read cnn or abcnews while I'm waiting

[Soopafresh]

According to economic predictions, this whole season is Black Friday

[Jim44]

Don't you have games on your cellphone? That's what I do when I'm in a long line. Or read cnn or abcnews while I'm waiting

I hardly ever have my cell phone on, but I'm sure it does have games on it. Probably something simple, and boring

[yoda313]

Well you could pick up a nintendo ds or psp if you have to do a lot of shopping

[rumplestiltskin]

I'll wait until mid-December. Should be a number of even better deals by then.

[dadrab]

My bride and I have finally decided to take the plunge and buy an HD set - going plasma, I think. Now, whether I'll stand in those insane lines or wait until a few days later, I haven't decided yet.

So - final answer - maybe.

[wtsinnc]

No Black Friday madness for me.

-Did it once, never again !

-Besides, better deals just after Christmas and into the new year.

[zoobie]

the industry is onto the consumer waiting 'till after new years...they really drop prices in march now

[Ethlred]

Other.

I am working Black Friday.

All bleeding day.

Starting at 4 or 5 in the morning I suspect.

Till 9 or 11 at night.

I work at Fry's. I can't shop. The lines will be to long for me to shop during a break.

I hate Black Friday.

Its evil.

I hate it so much I was tempted to use Emoticons. But they are more heinous than Black Friday.

[Number Six]

Ethlred - :P

SORRY - I couldn't resist !


I will never be caught dead waiting in those lines for any sale - just not worth the chaos!

[MJA]

wal-mart was selling compaq laptops for $299 2 weeks ago+ 80gb ps3 for $399 with free $100 wal-mart gift card.I bought the laptop so no need for me to wait on line on black Friday

[rumplestiltskin]

Plasma? That's the energy-sucking equivalent of the SUV. Check out the electricity usage on those units (and don't be fooled by an "evergy star" rating).

[MJA]

and heavy

[Ethlred]

SORRY - I couldn't resist


I will never be caught dead waiting in those lines for any sale - just not worth the chaos!

The police made us cut down on the chaos. We let people in more carefully. A couple of years ago it was like watching salmon swimming upstream when the doors opened. The first few hundred fish still run to the back of the store.

Six of one, half a dozen of another.


Fry's needs this on Black Friday.

[Number Six]

My old friend ROVER!

[usually_quiet]

I'm staying home this year because last year I picked up a nasty case of the flu or bronchitis, even though I was only out for a short while. The Black Friday traffic, the craziness in the mall parking lots, and the long lines at the checkouts are bad enough, but I don't want take a chance on being too sick to enjoy the holidays again this year.

I have to agree, the overly-extended hours during the holiday season are evil, and employees are often required to work the extra hours for no other reason than a competeing store is open. IMHO, the additional sales they get often don't justify the cost of it.

[ladyb1998]

No shopping for me. I have to work during the madness. sale are over by the time I get off. oh well

[SingSing]

Already bought a digital picture frame for my Mrs. and a Wii like game for my kid.

I mean for Jane and Judy Jetson, of course.

[Nitemare]

I'm too aggressive to risk going out on Black Friday. I'd be the kind of jerk who'd tackle some old lady who stood between me and what I wanted to buy, only to suffer crushing guilt three days later.

(ah... but for those first two days I'd sleep peacefully victorious!!!!)

[disturbed1]

I went shopping on Black Friday 4 years ago, and snagged up some good deals. 3 years ago, I went, but everything was sold out. 2 years ago, and last year, it just wasn't worth my time.

This year, same as last year. Just isn't worth it. Most of the junk that seems like a deal, is just that junk. Otherwise, you end up only saving a few dollars here and there on a couple of items. A few dollars isn't worth my time nor the hassle.

Although Meijers does have a decent deal on some DVD Movies ($1.99-$5.99). Other than that -if the black Friday ads out so far are correct- no one has anything worth buying at a decent price.

[oldfart13]

Sorta like Boxing Day where I am....I used to go out every year to snag sales. Now with everyone having Boxing Week sales, why bother? My bod won't take 20 below early mornings anymore anyway....

[craigarta]

I know me and my brother in law last year went to Wal Marts two years ago. I was funny to load up stuff in your cart and then walk around for a while with the good stuff and then put it back when you hear ....

"There out of..."

Yah what a bastard I am.

[edDV]

I'll let you know after I see the ads.

Last year I limited my black Friday shopping to the local Staples.

[lacywest]

Black Friday 2005 ... I did it ... Walmart had the HP Z2000 laptop for $378 ... I got off work at midnite and went to the Walmart in Selma California ... I was number 23 in line ... it was crazy when the doors opened ... one guy said he was going to trip over people on purpose ... he was number 22.

Things didn't go as plan ... I caught the back of his shoe and I he had to pause for a moment to put his shoe back on.

[tmw]

Shopping sucks, but Black Friday madness makes it actually worth it.

[hudsonf]

I hate crowded stores so I'll pass on the Black Friday sales. My son has to work 12 midnight to 12 noon for a Midnight Madness Sale.

[budz]

Welps! it all depends if my name gets chosen by amazon.com's black friday deal for the Sony PS3.
http://www.ps3daily.co.uk/20081121/ps3-black-friday-deals-199-playstation-3-and-blu-ray-bundle/
I know it's a million to one shot to be chosen but what the hell you neva know!

If I don't get chosen then I'll be at some store early in morning for a blu-ray player or something. I haven't decided just yet what I'd like to buy. I bought my Sony 40 inch LCD TV from Sears at last year's Black Friday. It was like a stampede when the doors opened up.